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	'''Emily Jacobson''' (born December 2, ], in ]) is a ] ] ] ].		'''Emily Phillipa Jacobson''' (born December 2, ], in ]) is a ] ] ] ].

	==Background==		==Background==

	Jacobson is a daughter of David Jacobson, a member of the ] U.S. National fencing team in saber, and Tina Jacobson, who has also fenced competitively.		Jacobson is a daughter of David Jacobson, a member of the ] U.S. National fencing team in saber and also a former Yale fencer, and Tina Jacobson, who has also fenced competitively.

	She is the younger sister of fellow U.S. Olympic team fencer ], born in February ]. She also has a younger sister, Jackie, who was born February 26, ], who is also a world-class fencer.		She is the younger sister of fellow U.S. Olympic team fencer ], born in February ]. She also has a younger sister, Jackie, who was born February 26, ], who is also a world-class fencer.
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	Jacobson graduated from ] in ], in ].		Jacobson graduated from ] in ], in ].

	She started attending ] in the fall of 2004.		She started attending ] in the fall of 2004, where she is a psychology major.

	==Fencing career==		==Fencing career==
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	She won a ] at the ] ].		She won a ] at the ] ].

	She then captured ]s at the ] Junior World Championships, in both the team and individual events.		She then captured ]s at the ] Junior World Championships, becoming World Junior Champion, in both the team and individual events.

	===Olympics===		===Olympics===

	Like her older sister, ], Emily competed for the U.S. at the ] in the inaugural women's saber event. She reached the ], where she lost to Leonore Perrus of ], 15-13.		Like her older sister, ], Emily competed for the U.S. at the ] in the inaugural women's saber event. She reached the ], where she lost to Leonore Perrus of ], 15-13.

			===College career===

			At Columbia University, Jacobson has been a 2-time first team ].

			After high school she ranked 2nd nationally, and 11th in the world.

			Jacobson was the ] ] Champion. In ]-05 she was 27-3 overall.

			She ranked 3rd in the nation, and 8th in the world, in sabre during the season.

			She won the women’s sabre title at the '''North American Cup''', and secured the ] in sabre at the ] Championships.

			She finished 2nd in the nation at sabre at the ] ] Championships, winning 19 of 23 bouts. She was 31-2 during the 2005-06 season.

			Jacobson placed 8th at the 2006 North American Cup. She captured the silver medal at the 2006 Regionals, to finish 1st overall at sabre.

	==Award==		==Award==
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Emily Phillipa Jacobson (born December 2, 1985, in Dunwoody, Georgia) is a Jewish American sabre fencer.

Background

Jacobson is a daughter of David Jacobson, a member of the 1974 U.S. National fencing team in saber and also a former Yale fencer, and Tina Jacobson, who has also fenced competitively.

She is the younger sister of fellow U.S. Olympic team fencer Sada Jacobson, born in February 1983. She also has a younger sister, Jackie, who was born February 26, 1989, who is also a world-class fencer.

Jacobson graduated from Westminster High School in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2004.

She started attending Columbia University in the fall of 2004, where she is a psychology major.

Fencing career

World Championships, Pan Am Games, and US & World Rankings

She emerged onto the world stage in 2001 at the age of 15, when she finished 7th in saber at the World Championships. She won a team gold medal in sabre at the 2001 World Junior Team Championships.

She was ranked No. 2 in 2003 among female junior and senior U.S. saber fencers (her sister Sada was No. 1).

She won a bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games.

She then captured gold medals at the 2004 Junior World Championships, becoming World Junior Champion, in both the team and individual events.

Olympics

Like her older sister, Sada Jacobson, Emily competed for the U.S. at the 2004 Olympics in the inaugural women's saber event. She reached the Round of 16, where she lost to Leonore Perrus of France, 15-13.

College career

At Columbia University, Jacobson has been a 2-time first team All American.

After high school she ranked 2nd nationally, and 11th in the world.

Jacobson was the 2005 NCAA Champion. In 2004-05 she was 27-3 overall.

She ranked 3rd in the nation, and 8th in the world, in sabre during the season.

She won the women’s sabre title at the North American Cup, and secured the silver medal in sabre at the IFA Championships.

She finished 2nd in the nation at sabre at the 2006 NCAA Championships, winning 19 of 23 bouts. She was 31-2 during the 2005-06 season.

Jacobson placed 8th at the 2006 North American Cup. She captured the silver medal at the 2006 Regionals, to finish 1st overall at sabre.

Award

Jacobson received the 2002 Jules D. Mazor Award, as the Jewish High School Athlete of the year, from the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (in Commack, New York).

Miscellaneous

Jacobson and her sister Sada have been compared to the Williams sisters (Venus and Serena), who have dominated women's professional tennis.

The Jacobson sisters haven't faced each other since a junior World Cup that Emily won in Budapest, Hungary, in January 2002.

She trains and competes with the Nellya Fencers local club team.

Her club coach, Arkady Burdan, is a former Soviet fencer and coach who left the Soviet Union in 1989 as a Jewish refugee, and eventually settled in Atlanta.

She trains: “Four hours a day, six days a week, 52 weeks a year. Fortunately or unfortunately, there is no off-season in this sport,” said her father.

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